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§ 15-5-16.5 — § 15-5-16.5. Interest on arrearages.

Rhode Island § 15-5-16.5
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 15Domestic Relations
Ch. 15-5Divorce and Separation

This text of Rhode Island § 15-5-16.5 (§ 15-5-16.5. Interest on arrearages.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-16.5 (2026).

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§ 15-5-16.5. Interest on arrearages.

Interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum on any support debt due or owing, child or spousal support, shall be assessed unless the responsible party shall, for good cause shown, be relieved of the obligation to pay interest by the family court.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1980, ch. 308, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 155, § 1.

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